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Flood damage costs beyond buildings—A Lake Champlain case study
IntroductionFloods account for more than 75 percent of Federal disaster declarations and lead other natural disasters in economic costs. Early-warning systems have lowered flood-related fatalities, but costs continue to rise as flood-prone areas continue to be urbanized (U.S. Geological Survey, 2006). A Lake Champlain case study shows that at moderate flood heights, the economic costs of non-struc
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Charles Rhodes
Value of information and decision pathways: Concepts and case studies
Information used in decision making arises from the structuring of observations and data. The collection, dissemination, and use of information has monetary and non-monetary costs (e.g., competition for attention) and necessitates trade-offs. Understanding the benefits of having information (i.e., the value of information, VOI), including resulting societal outcomes, is useful to information produ
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Pierre D. Glynn, Charles Rhodes, Scott J. Chiavacci, Jennifer Helgeson, Carl D. Shapiro, Crista L. Straub
Opportunities for businesses to use and support development of SEEA-aligned natural capital accounts
Global understanding of the interconnections between the environment and economy has increased, driving the development of frameworks and standards that support the measurement and valuation of natural capital and ecosystem services by both governments and businesses. This paper outlines how businesses can use natural capital accounts (NCA) aligned to the System of Environmental Economic Accountin
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Jane Carter Ingram, Kenneth J. Bagstad, Michael Vardon, Charles Rhodes, Stephen M. Posner, Clyde F. Casey, Pierre D. Glynn, Carl D. Shapiro
Value of information: Exploring behavioral and social factors
There is growing interest within and beyond the economics community in assessing the value of information (VOI) used in decision making. VOI assessments often do not consider the complex behavioral and social factors that affect the perception, valuation, and use of information by individuals and groups. Additionally, VOI assessments frequently do not examine the full suite of interactions and out
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Pierre D. Glynn, Scott J. Chiavacci, Charles Rhodes, Jennifer Helgeson, Carl D. Shapiro, Crista L. Straub
Lessons learned from development of natural capital accounts in the United States and European Union
The United States and European Union (EU) face common challenges in managing natural capital and balancing conservation and resource use with consumption of other forms of capital. This paper synthesizes findings from 11 individual application papers from a special issue of Ecosystem Services on natural capital accounting (NCA) and their application to the public and private sectors in the EU and
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Kenneth J. Bagstad, Jane Carter Ingram, Carl D. Shapiro, Alessandra La Notte, Joachim Maes, Sara Vallecillo, Clyde F. Casey, Pierre D. Glynn, Mehdi Heris, Justin A. Johnson, Chris Lauer, John Matuszak, Kirsten L. L. Oleson, Stephen M. Posner, Charles Rhodes, Brian Voigt
Letter to the editor: Using classification systems to integrate ecosystem services with decision making tools
No abstract available.
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John Finisdore, Karl A. Lamothe, Charles Rhodes, Carl Obst, Pieter Booth, Roy Haines-Young, Marc Russell, Joel Robert Houdet, Simone Maynard, Jeffrey Wielgus, Petrina Rowcroft
Piloting urban ecosystem accounting for the United States
In this study, we develop urban ecosystem accounts in the U.S., using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EEA) framework. Most ecosystem accounts focus on regional and national scales, which are appropriate for many ecosystem services. However, ecosystems provide substantial services in cities, improving quality of life and contributing to resili
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Mehdi Heris, Kenneth J. Bagstad, Charles Rhodes, Austin Troy, Ariane Middel, Kristina G. Hopkins, John Matuszak
National ecosystem services classification system (NESCS) plus
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Tammy Newcomer-Johnson, Faye Andrews, Joel Corona, Theodore H. DeWitt, Matthew C. Harwell, Charles Rhodes, Paul Ringold, Marc J. Russell, Paramita Sinha, George Van Houtven
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Flood damage costs beyond buildings—A Lake Champlain case study
IntroductionFloods account for more than 75 percent of Federal disaster declarations and lead other natural disasters in economic costs. Early-warning systems have lowered flood-related fatalities, but costs continue to rise as flood-prone areas continue to be urbanized (U.S. Geological Survey, 2006). A Lake Champlain case study shows that at moderate flood heights, the economic costs of non-strucAuthorsCharles RhodesValue of information and decision pathways: Concepts and case studies
Information used in decision making arises from the structuring of observations and data. The collection, dissemination, and use of information has monetary and non-monetary costs (e.g., competition for attention) and necessitates trade-offs. Understanding the benefits of having information (i.e., the value of information, VOI), including resulting societal outcomes, is useful to information produAuthorsPierre D. Glynn, Charles Rhodes, Scott J. Chiavacci, Jennifer Helgeson, Carl D. Shapiro, Crista L. StraubOpportunities for businesses to use and support development of SEEA-aligned natural capital accounts
Global understanding of the interconnections between the environment and economy has increased, driving the development of frameworks and standards that support the measurement and valuation of natural capital and ecosystem services by both governments and businesses. This paper outlines how businesses can use natural capital accounts (NCA) aligned to the System of Environmental Economic AccountinAuthorsJane Carter Ingram, Kenneth J. Bagstad, Michael Vardon, Charles Rhodes, Stephen M. Posner, Clyde F. Casey, Pierre D. Glynn, Carl D. ShapiroValue of information: Exploring behavioral and social factors
There is growing interest within and beyond the economics community in assessing the value of information (VOI) used in decision making. VOI assessments often do not consider the complex behavioral and social factors that affect the perception, valuation, and use of information by individuals and groups. Additionally, VOI assessments frequently do not examine the full suite of interactions and outAuthorsPierre D. Glynn, Scott J. Chiavacci, Charles Rhodes, Jennifer Helgeson, Carl D. Shapiro, Crista L. StraubLessons learned from development of natural capital accounts in the United States and European Union
The United States and European Union (EU) face common challenges in managing natural capital and balancing conservation and resource use with consumption of other forms of capital. This paper synthesizes findings from 11 individual application papers from a special issue of Ecosystem Services on natural capital accounting (NCA) and their application to the public and private sectors in the EU andAuthorsKenneth J. Bagstad, Jane Carter Ingram, Carl D. Shapiro, Alessandra La Notte, Joachim Maes, Sara Vallecillo, Clyde F. Casey, Pierre D. Glynn, Mehdi Heris, Justin A. Johnson, Chris Lauer, John Matuszak, Kirsten L. L. Oleson, Stephen M. Posner, Charles Rhodes, Brian VoigtLetter to the editor: Using classification systems to integrate ecosystem services with decision making tools
No abstract available.AuthorsJohn Finisdore, Karl A. Lamothe, Charles Rhodes, Carl Obst, Pieter Booth, Roy Haines-Young, Marc Russell, Joel Robert Houdet, Simone Maynard, Jeffrey Wielgus, Petrina RowcroftPiloting urban ecosystem accounting for the United States
In this study, we develop urban ecosystem accounts in the U.S., using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EEA) framework. Most ecosystem accounts focus on regional and national scales, which are appropriate for many ecosystem services. However, ecosystems provide substantial services in cities, improving quality of life and contributing to resiliAuthorsMehdi Heris, Kenneth J. Bagstad, Charles Rhodes, Austin Troy, Ariane Middel, Kristina G. Hopkins, John MatuszakNational ecosystem services classification system (NESCS) plus
No abstract available.AuthorsTammy Newcomer-Johnson, Faye Andrews, Joel Corona, Theodore H. DeWitt, Matthew C. Harwell, Charles Rhodes, Paul Ringold, Marc J. Russell, Paramita Sinha, George Van Houtven